More Americans living without partners, especially young adults
Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN (CNN)Americans are less likely to share a roof with a partner than they were a decade ago, according to a report released Wednesday by […]
The Russian Orthodox Church: Putin Ally or Independent Force?
Source: Religion & Politics By Gregory L. Freeze The image of the Russian Orthodox Church as the “handmaiden” of the state long prevailed in Tsarist Russia. After decades of Soviet persecution, […]
Baha’i poet jailed in Iran wins free speech PEN Pinter prize
Source: Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Baha’i poet who was jailed for almost a decade in Iran has won a writing award celebrating free speech. Mahvash Sabet shares the […]
‘I got a job after I removed my headscarf’
Source: BBC News Three people from ethnic minority backgrounds in Britain have told the BBC how they believe race inequality has affected their lives. One woman, Shazia Khan from Birmingham, […]
Greece passes gender-change law opposed by Orthodox church
Source: The Guardian BY Helena Smith in Athens Greece’s leftwing government has passed legislation enabling citizens to determine their gender identity amid fierce condemnation from the Orthodox church and accusations the law […]
Israel approves plans for thousands of new settlement units in the West Bank
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash and Loveday Morris October 10 JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved building plans for 3,736 new units in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank on […]
Trapped Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar get first substantial food aid in months
Source: Reuters BY Wa Lone 4 MIN READ YANGON (Reuters) – Rohingya Muslim villagers cut off from food and threatened by Buddhist neighbors in Myanmar’s violence-racked Rakhine state received their […]
Islamic Heritage Month launches in Canada’s largest school board
In 2007, the Canadian government proclaimed October as Islamic History Month and in 2016, the Provincial government of Ontario proclaimed October as Islamic Heritage Month. Canada’s largest school board, the […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community greets Archbishop of Canterbury
Source:pressahmadiyya.com Caliph and Archbishop speak of need for worldwide religious freedom On 10 October 2017, the Most Reverend, the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace, Justin Welby visited London’s oldest Mosque, the Fazl Mosque where he met with the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad. […]
First Mosque for AMJ Barrie
AMJ Barrie has a new mosque 2017 is a ground breaking year for Barrie chapter of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Canada. A meticulous church building with an area of 17000 square feet […]
17 Photos of Sacred Sites That Will Awaken The Traveler In You
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg We may read from different scriptures and observe different rituals, but when we step inside a house of worship of any tradition, it’s hard not to […]
My religion is not the business of the state
Source: Daily Times by Yasser Latif Hamdani This last week when the Electoral Reforms Bill was introduced, someone — someone who is gifted with both heart and a first rate brain […]
What Killed the Promise of Muslim Communism?
Source: The New York Times By John T. Sidel LONDON — For a brief moment after the Bolshevik uprisings of 1917, it looked like revolution might be waged across vast swaths […]
A Turkish writer’s detention sends a sombre message about Islam
Source: The Economist Mustafa Akyol’s arrest in Malaysia has been linked to his views on coercion NOT long ago, Turkey and Malaysia were often bracketed together as countries that inspired […]
UK: Deputy Mayor of Merton attends Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s interfaith event to celebrate International Peace day
Source: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/wimbledonnews/15589718.Women_of_different_faiths_unite_for_international_peace_day/ In celebration of International Peace day, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s association, Raynes Park Branch, held an interfaith event attended by Deputy Mayor of Merton Judy Saunders. The event was attended by women from any faith or no faith to explore the subject of ‘Why there is suffering’ in the […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women raise hundreds of pounds for Macmillan at world’s biggest coffee morning in Clayhall
Source: http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/let-them-eat-cake-muslim-women-s-group-joins-in-world-s-biggest-coffee-morning-in-clayhall-1-5230059 | Rosaleen Fenton Ladies from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association raised hundreds of pounds for Macmillan at a coffee morning last week. Attendees shared tasty treats at the event in Monkswood Gardens, in Clayhall, last Friday, which raised vital funds for the cancer charity. About 30 members, friends and neighbours […]
Austria burqa ban: Man dressed as shark falls afoul of new law
Source: DEUTSCHE WELLE A man dressed as a shark has been fined under new anti-burqa laws in Austria. The shark was advertising the opening of a new electronics store called McShark. […]
India Supreme Court bans fireworks in Delhi ahead of Diwali
Source: BBC News India’s Supreme Court has banned fireworks in the capital Delhi, in the run-up to the Hindu festival of Diwali. The court said it wanted to test if […]
Pope to meet top Buddhist monks in Myanmar, address military
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will meet Myanmar’s top Buddhist monks, its military generals and civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in November when […]
Myanmar takes first step to ease Buddhist-Muslim tension
Source: Reuters BY Shoon Naing 5 MIN READ YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar on Tuesday launched its first bid to improve relations between Buddhists and Muslims since an eruption of deadly […]